Tamburlaine the Great — Part 1Marlowe, Christopher
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Tamburlaine the Great — Part 1
Marlowe, Christopher
English drama; Historical drama; Timur, 1336-1405 -- Drama; Tragedies (Drama)
[Footnote 213: country] Old eds. "countries."]
[Footnote 214: King of Arabia] i.e. Alcidamus; see p. 10, l. 9, sec. col.
(Page 10, Second Column, Line 9, This Play:
"Where her betrothed lord, Alcidamus,")]
[Footnote 215: Calydonian] So the 8vo.--The 4to "Calcedonian."]
[Footnote 216: lusty] So the 8vo.--Omitted in the 4to.]
[Footnote 217: and] So the 4to.--0mitted in the 8vo.]
[Footnote 218: Renowmed] See note ||. p. 11.[i.e. note 52.] So the 8vo.
--The 4to "Renow[ned."]]
[Footnote 219: Ibis' holy name] The ibis has been already alluded to in
the lines (p. 27, sec. col.),--
"The golden stature of their feather'd bird,
That spreads her wings upon the city-walls";
and it is well known to have been a sacred bird among the
Egyptians (see Cicero DE NAT. DEORUM, I. 36). Compare the old
play of THE TAMING OF A SHREW;
"Father, I SWEARE BY IBIS' GOLDEN BEAKE,
More faire and radiente is my bonie Kate
Then siluer Zanthus," &c.
p. 22. ed. Shakespeare Soc.
In the passage of our text the modern editors substitute "Isis'"
for "Ibis'."]
[Footnote 220: the] So the 8vo.--The 4to "and."]
[Footnote 221: and] So the 8vo.--Omitted in the 4to.]
[Footnote 222: thy baseness and] So the 8vo.--The 4to "THE basnesse OF."]
[Footnote 223: mask] So the 8vo.--The 4to "walke."]
[Footnote 224: My lord, &c.] Something has dropt out: qy. "TAMELY
suffer"?]
[Footnote 225: a goodly refreshing for them] So the 8vo.--The 4to "a GOOD
refreshing TO them."]
[Footnote 226: Here] So the 8vo.--The 4to "there."]
[Footnote 227: it from] So the 8vo.--The 4to "it VP from."]
[Footnote 228: slice] So the 8vo.--The 4to "fleece."]
[Footnote 229: will fall] So the 8vo.--The 4to "will NOT fall."]
[Footnote 230: let] i.e. hinder.]
[Footnote 231: while] i.e. until.]
[Footnote 232: consort] i.e. band.]
[Footnote 233: pen] i.e. his sword.]
[Footnote 234: hastening] So the 4to.--The 8vo "hasting."]
[Footnote 235: 'specially] So the 8vo.--The 4to "especially."]
[Footnote 236: Morocco] Here and in the next speech the old eds. have
"Morocus" and "Moroccus:" but see note ‡, p. 22.(i.e. note 162.)]
[Footnote 237: plage] i.e. region.--Old eds. "place."]
[Footnote 238: valour] Old eds. "value."]
[Footnote 239: again] So the 8vo.--Omitted in the 4to.]
[Footnote 240: renowm'd] See note ||. p. 11.[i.e. note 52.] So the 8vo.
--The 4to "renown'd."]
[Footnote 241: Damascus] Both the old eds. here "Damasco:" but in many
other places they agree in reading "Damascus."]
[Footnote 242: remorse] i.e. pity.]
[Footnote 243: sakes] So the 8vo.--The 4to. "sake."]
[Footnote 244: blubber'd] That this word formerly conveyed no ludicrous
idea, appears from many passages of our early writers.]
[Footnote 245: And use us like a loving conqueror] "i.e. And that he will
use us like, &c." Ed. 1826.]
[Footnote 246: care] So the 4to.--The 8vo "cares."]
[Footnote 247: helps] So the 8vo.--The 4to "help."]
[Footnote 248: or] So the 8vo.--The 4to "for."]
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